US And Germany United In Russia Warning

Germany and the US appear to have hardened their line on potential sanctions on Russia. This is surprising and raises the stakes for what happens in the region. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama both set a new threshold for...

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Over 2,000 Confirmed Dead In Afghan Landslide

More than 2,000 people have been confirmed dead in a landslide in Afghanistan after part of a hill above a village collapsed. A village in Badakshan province, which borders Tajikistan in the country's northeast, has been buried in more than 300ft of...

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Ukraine: Observers Freed Amid New Offensive

Military observers kept prisoner in Ukraine for more than a week have been released, the leader of pro-Russian insurgents in Slavyansk has confirmed. The seven observers and their five assistants, from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in...

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North Korean Defectors' Harrowing Stories

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent In a series of rare and harrowing interviews, defectors have told Sky News of their horrific lives inside North Korea and their extraordinary journeys to escape the country. The men and women agreed to talk from...

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British Fighters Filmed In Syria 'War Crime'

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter Video has emerged implicating British fighters in Syria in an apparent war crime. Footage uncovered by researchers at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) shows jihadist rebels killing...

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Ukraine 'In Military Assault On Slavyansk'

A pilot has been killed and others wounded after pro-Russian separatists used anti-aircraft weapons to fight off a dawn raid by Ukrainian forces. Separatists in Slavyansk said they were fighting back against a "large-scale operation" to retake the city...

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Ukraine: Militia Controls A Million Weapons

At the end of a completely anonymous road on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk is the village of Paraskoviyevka. It has two claims to fame: one of the few still functioning salt mines in the region, and, more importantly, the...

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IMF: Ukraine Crisis Sparks Russia 'Recession'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Russia is already in recession as a result of the effects of the crisis in Ukraine. An economist working for the organisation, Antonio Spilimbergo, made the comment while confirming a huge downgrade in...

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Ukraine 'Detains Russian Attache For Spying'

Ukraine Mine: Militia Controls Million Weapons Updated: 11:37pm UK, Wednesday 30 April 2014 By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, in Ukraine At the end of a completely anonymous road on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk...

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Ukraine: US And Nato Build-Up 'Worries' Russia

Who's Who On Latest Sanctions US And EU List Updated: 11:00am UK, Tuesday 29 April 2014 The US has targeted seven of President Vladimir Putin's "cronies" in a new round of sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. The Russian and Ukrainian individuals have...

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Clippers Fans Demand Owner Sterling Sells Team

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent Fans of the Los Angeles Clippers have demanded that disgraced owner Donald Sterling be forced to sell the team over his racist comment shame. Civil rights groups joined Clippers fans before the team's home match...

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MH370 Debris Discovery Claims Dismissed

Claims that wreckage from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 may have been found in the Bay of Bengal have been dismissed by Australian authorities. Marine exploration company GeoResonance reportedly said it had detected elements on the ocean...

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Severe Storms Kill Nine People In US South

Violent storms across southern America have killed at least nine people, as tornadoes and severe weather systems continue to lash the US. Officials say up to seven people died in Mississippi when further wild weather tore through the state. In Alabama,...

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North Korea Holds Live-Fire Drills Near Border

North Korea has carried out live-fire drills in two areas near the disputed Yellow Sea border with the South, which told its island residents to take cover in shelters. The Pyongyang regime fired artillery close to the Northern Limit Line (NLL) but...

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Ukraine: Russia Denounces New US Sanctions

Who's Who On Latest Sanctions US And EU List Updated: 10:06am UK, Tuesday 29 April 2014 The US has targeted seven of President Vladimir Putin's "cronies" in a new round of sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. The Russian and Ukrainian individuals have...

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American State At War Over Abortion Rights

By Amanda Walker, US Correspondent, in Jackson, Mississippi A court in New Orleans will hear arguments today that could result in the closure of Mississippi's only abortion clinic. The case is just one of many abortion battles being fought across...

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MH370: 'Highly Unlikely' Debris Will Be Found

Missing Plane: 13 Things You Need To Know Updated: 7:33am UK, Thursday 13 March 2014 As the search for Flight MH370 continues, we answer 13 questions about the disappearance and what could have happened. When did the plane disappear? Flight MH370...

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US Tornado Swarm Inflicts Mass Casualties

At least 12 people have been killed and many more injured in the United States after a powerful storm system saw tornadoes rip through Arkansas and Oklahoma. A dozen or more twisters tore through central and southern parts of the country, decimating...

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US Reassures Europe Of Nato's 'Ironclad' Support

America has reassured its East European allies of Nato's support as the worst post-Cold War stand-off between Russia and the West continues. US Vice President Joe Biden phoned Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor...

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South Korean PM Resigns Over Ferry Disaster

South Korea's Prime Minister has resigned over the government's handling of the ferry disaster that has left more than 300 people dead or missing. Chung Hong-won said: "As I saw grieving families suffering with the pain of losing their loved ones and...

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Helicopter Crash: Five UK Service Members Die

Five military personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan were UK service members, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. They died when their Lynx aircraft crashed during a routine flight in Kandahar province in the south on Saturday. Prime...

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